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This map information website includes a review of maps and geographic information systems plus a detailed map of the world. Links to maps of each continent, major countries, and selected regions and cities are included thereon.

Cartography is the art and science of graphically depicting a geographic area, usually on a flat-surfaced map. Nations, states, and cities, as well as roads, railroads, and other man-made features, are also shown on some maps.
Because the earth’s surface is a curved geoid (approximating a sphere), a spherical globe most accurately represents it. However, cartographers have designed various map projections that depict the surface of the earth on flat maps, and modern mapmakers use aerial photographs for accuracy.